CREATION

Genesis 1:27-28

“God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him”

“male and female He created them.”

“Be fruitful and         multiply, fill the earth, subdue it; and rule...”

This means that       humans are properly related to...

God

Other Humans

The Creation

Because of this        humans are...

Spiritual Beings

Social Beings

Cultural Beings

We reflect the image of God by...

Glorifying God

in Worship

Glorifying God

in Loving Others

Glorifying God in Our Work in the Creation

FALL

Because of the Fall, these image-bearing characteristics

produce...

Idolatry,

Self-Worship

Greed,

Selfishness

Laziness, Sloth, or

Self-Indulgence

The consequences

of sin are...

Alienation

from God

(Wrath)

Alienation

from Others

(Hate)

Alienation

From Work

(Drudgery)

REDEMPTION

When we are

regenerated through conversion in Christ, we experience...

Reconciliation

with God

Reconciliation with Our Fellow Humans

Joyful Resumption of Our Cultural Task

This involves...

Acknowledging

God’s Lordship

Showing Love

for Others

Doing Our Work

to the Glory of God

The Bible says...

"You are a chosen     people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may   declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light."

(1 Peter 2:9)

"So then, while we have opportunity,      let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith."

(Galatians 6:10)

"Since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another."

(1 John 4:11)

"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an  inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving."

(Colossians 3:23-24)